NIGHT OUT LOOK

Disclaimer: You should wear whatever makes you comfortable on your skin. This is some of the products and makeup look that works best for me. I'm writing this post because I want to share the products I used to get this look! I don't wear this every day because it is a little bit too heavy but I mean there are those days when you just wanna look different than usual, right? I hope you like this post. 👅 💜  btw I usually wear this on a night out with my friends. I think it's too much for daytime lol 💁 

Step by Step: 

I always start off my makeup by spraying Mac's Primer all over my face. Personally, I think it is very important to use a primer before you apply any makeup on your face. There are several reasons to why you should use it: 💖

1. It helps moisturize your face. You don't want to start with a dry face and apply foundation on it. 

2. Keeps your makeup last longer! (THIS IS A MUST FOR ME)

3. It evens out your skin 

4. Reduces the look of the large pores 

This primer has been my holy grail for a while now. I've used different primers by brands but so far this is one of the best. 

I always switch between  this foundation (Pro-long wear foundation in the shade of NC35) and Lancome's Ultra 24 hour foundation. And of course, I've experienced many other foundations but since I crave for a full coverage look, I mainly use these two foundations. For this look today, I used this. 

I'm not much of a concealer person but I plan to try it out in the future and see the difference with and without it. I've tried different types of makeup tools to apply my foundations in the past such as: a beauty blender, normal foundation brush, sponge, buffers, etc.. but guess what works for me the most? My own fingers! ✌ My foundations don't get wasted and it seems to apply smoother on my skin. 

There's this silicone trend going on, I've always wanted to give it a try but I never had the time to go buy it. Maybe I should get my lazy butt to go buy it and check them out!

I recently purchased this duo stick from 3CE Stylenanda. One good thing about this is that it has both the highlighter and the bronzer on the same stick! I'm more of a powder person when it comes to highlighters and bronzer so not such a huge fan of this but I got it so I thought i'd use it for this look. I used the darker shade to draw it on the hollows of my cheeks and on the two sides of my nose. Then, I used the lighter shade to draw a line on my cheekbones, above the darker shade I applied before and drew on my nose in between my two darker shades. I blend them all with my beauty blender. Why do you contour your face? Because it makes my face look slimmer. Guys, don't ever apply bronzer directly on your cheekbones because THAT will not help if you're going for a slim look. 

CanMake Face Powder

Translucent Face Powder

After blending out everything with my beauty blender, I use a face powder to set my foundation. I always switch between these two products depending on how my makeup turns out to be. If I need more coverage, then I use the Canmake Face Powder. Laura's doesn't help if you want coverage because obviously by the name of it, it is translucent. Canmake is one of my favorite Japanese brands. It's really cheap and affordable. Their quality is pretty good for a cheap product. For this look, I used Canmake's Face Powder. 

Now let's talk about eyebrows. Your entire look can change depending on how your eyebrows look. It changes the entire game, man! I always make sure I shape my brows. I use both tweezers and eyebrow shavers. I don't need to have my eyeliner, eyeshadow or my lips done but I need or MUST ALWAYS HAVE my eyebrows done to leave my house. Ever since the day I filled in my brows, I never really saw the point of just using an eyebrow powder. It doesn't really change my brow. Maybe coz my brows are too thick idk well, it's different for all of us I guess. So I either use a brow pencil or a dipbrow. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills dipbrow in POMADE (medium brown)

I used this product for my eyebrows for this look. My eyebrows turn out sharper at the end when I use my brush to fill them in. Pencils are great but my hand can't seem to draw a straight line so brush works better for me. 

MOVING ON TO THE EYESSSS! This is always the fun part! 

I love to play around with different colours on my eyes and whenever I go makeup shopping, I seem to always have an eyeshadow in my shopping bag. Instead of buying one shade, I tend to buy like eyeshadow palettes. I just love how there are a lot of colours on a palette. I didn't want my eyes to look too dark because I usually wear dark outfits and I don't want my face makeup to match with my outfit. I wanted a balanced look. 

Too Faced: Chocolate Bar

Usually I'm always too lazy to apply eyeshadow as my every day look so it's more like no eyeshadow or a 1 or 2 shades of eyeshadows. That's it. But when it comes to night outs and events, I put a little effort on my makeup so that's when my eyeshadow palettes come in handy. Whenever I pick an outfit to wear, I immediately know what kind of look I'm going for. So I'm never really like, "What should my makeup be for today?" 

Anyways, so first, I apply the shade Milk Chocolate on the crease of my eyelids from inner to outer corners, Salted Caramel as my middle hue on my eyelids, Champagne Truffle for bottom lash lines, Marzipan on my inner corners of my eyes to brighten my eyes and Gilded Ganache on the outer corners of my bottom lash lines to give it a bit of an edgy look. 

Mac's: Retrospeck

Oh, I am not done with my eyeshadows yet. I got this eye shadow from a close friend as a gift and I loveeee loveeee this shade. It's a gold colour with glitters in it. It's more of a white gold than a yellow gold. I applied this on my eyelids as well, just a teeny tiny bit of it to give my eyes some light. 

Following Kat Von D's eyeliners, this is one of my favorite eyeliners as well. It's a Japanese brand and the main reason I love this is because it has a sharp tip which makes it easier for me to draw my liner. I usually use a black liner but for this look I decided to use a brown liner just because the eyeshadows are a bit brown and I thought it would look nicer with a brown liner. Again, I don't want my eyes to look a lot heavier than it is since I'm also applying false lashes. 

If you have girl friends like I do and when we go on night outs, we take A LOT of pics together. False lashes bring out your eyes even more. I don't wear these every day because either I already have eyelash extensions on or use mascara only. False lashes are a bit heavy and I respect those who can wear them every day. I mean, god how do you survive through the day with heavy eyelids. I already feel heavy with mascara and eyeliner on. But respect tho! I picked up these from a drugstore near by. It is DUP's eyelashes in collaboration with Rola, one of the famous models trending in Japan now. The type of these lashes are #03SEXY

Finally done with the eyes! Next, are my lips!!! My lips are so thin and small I have to always line them to make them look a little bit thicker. To those who are blessed with thick lips, good for you 💦

Mac's lip liner #Spice

One of the shades I've stuck to for years. It goes with any look! 

Well, well to finish off the look I added a bit of my bronzer & highlighter again, not the cream ones this time! 

I 💗 Makeup's Highlighter & Blush

Hourglass's Ambient Lighting Bronzer

Urban Decay's Afterglow Highlighter

Starting off with my I 💗 Makeup's Highlighter & Blush. I recently came across this beautiful baby while makeup shopping at LOFT (Japan). I think it's a Japanese brand. I'm not so sure about that but this highlighter though. It's such a cute shade. I applied this with a brush on the apples of my cheeks to give my face some warmth. So that I won't look dead. 😓 😉

Next, I applied the bronzer on the hollows of my cheeks. It is not too dark and I love that about this product. It also contains glitter. Lastly, finishing off my look, I apply this afterglow highlighter on my nose, the tip of my nose and on top of my lips to bring out my nose and my lips. 

Oh yeah, and I spray my Mac's prep & primer all over my face again 

And... VOILA! 

I know it was a long post but I had fun writing it! I plan to do more of this! I know makeup tutorial videos are a lot easier for you as viewers but I'm a bit too camera shy when it comes to talking in front of a camera! 

ANDDDDD guess who's excited for EDC 2k17. It's finally happening in Japan and thank god, one of my friends was able to get the tickets for me! Thank You 💘💘 I'm stoked for THAT and maybe I'll do a post on my makeup look for that too. I'm not sure yet coz I still don't know what kind of look I'm going with but maybe! Will keep that in mind! 

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Before I forget, my contact lenses! 

All images of the products are from both Google and Pinterest. Mine's are too dirty coz I have used them many times so they are not picture worthy! Sorry about that ^^

Thank you, thank YOU for reading this long post! What should I write about next? 💜

"You Do You"

I want to talk about a lot of things but I'll save some of those for some time later. From my own experience, and seeing many women AND men around me go through the same thing, I just thought I'd share my view on this topic with you guys today. 👀

It's basically about not being able to love yourself because of how you look. Yes, i have had and still have those days when I am ashamed of my own body. Though I don't talk to my friends about my insecurities, I do feel very insecure especially about my stretch marks, and acne scars. You could say I have dealt with what young women and men like me deal with, all at once. 

I first started breaking out in middle school when I began using make up on my face and didn't know the existence of a "skin care routine." Of course I had those days when I slept with make up on, waking up in the morning with my eyeliner smudged. I went on YouTube and found some tips on taking care of my skin and finally got rid of most of them after following them. Though by that time, I was completely in love with make up and how confident it made me feel. I couldn't stop wearing makeup. 

The following year, I got sick all of a sudden and till today I am still not sure what caused it to happen but apparently I had sun allergy (according to the doctor). I was out in the sun for quite a long time because I went fishing with my grandpa. That night, my skin started itching and I didn't even notice but it seemed that I was scratching myself the whole night. The next morning, I felt blood on my bed sheets, realizing it was because of how much/harsh I scratched myself, leaving rashes everywhere. My entire body was covered in like these brown spots (don't even know) and my upper body was covered in blood from scratching especially my arm pits. My face was breaking out SO BAD. I could never forget that morning when I saw myself in the mirror. I broke down bawling my eyes out because I did not feel beautiful at all. This went on for a year. I went to school wearing long sleeved shirts and long jeans to cover my spots. Some of my friends questioned me about them but all I could say was that I didn't know because I REALLY did NOT know. Till now I still have some of my spots left but it seemed to be fading so that's that. Sadly, my acne scars still remain but trust me, it has become better and I know best. 

Now let's talk about stretch marks! (Exciting, right?) ✋

In case you didn't know what stretch marks are: 

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/283651.php

I have  A LOT of them on my body, mainly because of puberty and rapid weight change. I grew up in a society where people will tell you straight to your face on how you look for example: "Hey, it's been such a long time since we last hung out. Oh you gained some weight. Don't eat too much." "You have so much acne on your face. Are you ok?" "You have to lose weight or else you won't be able to get married in the future." 

Things like this. And I'm not even kidding. Really. I'm not saying everyone around me says this but majority I would say. I know they don't mean to give you a hard time and feel stressed out. Maybe they just wanted to warn you in case you didn't notice so that you could fix it. But as a young girl, I took it pretty personal. I had this thought in my head that you HAVE to be slim or be flawless to be considered beautiful. So instead of eating properly (what girls my age should be doing) I would throw out my lunch that my mom made because lunch time is the only time no one would watch me eat. And i would just buy a drink at school. I felt guilty and really bad for throwing out lunch since I knew mom woke up at 5 every morning to cook lunch for me. Anyway, going back to the first topic on my sudden break outs, it occurred at the same time and I was at a point where I couldn't take it anymore. I was breaking out, stressed AF because I couldn't even show my arms and legs (couldn't wear what everyone was wearing..short pants and a t-shirt) and people around me were talking about my weight when I thought it was totally fine. So in order for me to get rid of that stress, I ate. I started eating a lot and gradually, gained weight. I'm the type who can gain weight very easily so there was also this one year when I gained like 12 kgs. It is so scary how one day you're wearing your favorite dress and the next, you don't seem to fit in that dress. But the most important thing is that I was happy. 💭 💥

Till today, I am insecure about my weight, my stretch marks and all of my flaws. But I just wanted to tell you  guys that no matter how you look, it's about how you are on the inside. I didn't lose friends because of the way I look. Yes, there are people out there who have lost their loved ones just because of how they look on the outside. But I will tell you this. If they care and love you, they will stay. And those are the people who matter the most. If a person leaves you for how you look, they never deserved to be in your life. 

And also because I myself have and is still experiencing this I definitely know how it feels to be judged but I don't want those to take control of your life. Life comes with different challenges and this is one of them. Life is unfair but so what? You still survived all this time. Love yourself no matter what. As for me, I take it the positive way. I have something that someone doesn't and I am proud of it because that makes me who I am. 

Shoutouts to those posting pictures on social media of their body and how proud of they are of them, kisses and hugs for you brave, confident souls. YAAAAAAAAS!! So instead of dissing them for posting pics of them, why don't we just stand and clap because they are comfortable in their own skin😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

So both guys and girls if you are going through this and feeling down, DON'T. You are beautiful no matter what they say. People who say shit are the ones who are NOT beautiful. Stay positive. Love yourself. 

And i love you all. 

I AM BACK

Happy 2k17 you guys! 
Aaaanddddddd..
Guess who's back! ⤸

A lot has happened since I took a break from blogging but I decided I wanna update you guys on what the hell is going on with my life & you know, everything. 💘💘💘

I don't know how often I'm going to be posting here but I promise you since I have like 2 months off from school, I plan to blog during spring break. 💁😚

Can't wait! 🙈🙉🙊

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